I have been planning on re-watching HYOUKA for the longest time and the monthly quest gave me the final push. Part of the quest is to introduce or talk about an anime under the school anime genre and this anime immediately came to mind. I guess, it's really one of my favorites back in 2012.
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I consider this as one of my favorites back then (and I suppose even until now) because I can relate to one of the main characters Oreki Houtarou. Oreki is a freshman high school student who wants to live his life conserving as much energy as he can. He has this motto that goes along the lines of If I don't have to do something, I won't... and if I do, I'd do it quickly. He loves conserving his energy.
He wanted to do the same as he entered high school, but his plan was shattered by his sister. His sister somehow forced him to save the school's Classics Club from disbandment. He'd only have to join, so the said club would continue to exist. He thought that since the club is memberless, he might as well take it to get rid of his sister's rumblings and get a club room for himself.
This thought got shattered once again because once he entered the club room... someone was there!
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Eru Chitanda or Chii-chan was already there. She has the personality which is pretty much the opposite of Oreki. She's bubbly and is a cute ball of curiosity. I really love it when she says, "KININARIMASU~!!!!" which is I'm curious! in English.
Every time she does this to Oreki, he has no choice but to entertain her curiosity but still saving as much energy as he can. Two other freshman joined them in the club later on.
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The two other characters, Fukube Satoshi and Ibara Miyaka, were also Oreki's classmates from middle school. With these four, the classic's club started solving mostly trivial but interesting and intriguing mysteries which somehow had an effect in their everyday life. And I must add, most of these matters started from Chii-chan's curiosity! (I just love her so much!!!!)
Let me share a promo video below...
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If you're curious, then check it out! The name HYOUKA was also deciphered in the first few episodes of the anime. :) It has 22 episodes and each is packed with curiosity, mystery and interesting stuff! I'll continue re-watching the rest of the episodes later.
Ohh... I also love Hyouka soundtrack!!! Both the OP (Yasashisa no Riyuu) and ED (Madoromi na Yakusoku) are epic that I remember LSS-ing to them more than 10 years ago... it's just nostalgic listening to them again. And they're from KyoAni, so the art style and animation style is expectedly amazing! I love KyoAni animation style and I especially love how the character's eyes are so expressive. It's a personal preference... <3
Anyway, I'll end this post here. I hope you give this anime a chance if you still haven't watched it yet. :) Thanks for reading and see you around!
To track my progress in this quest, allow me to write it here:
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1c https://peakd.com/hive-158489/@tegoshei/the-first-slam-dunk-theres-more-to-it-than-basketball-3
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3b https://peakd.com/hive-158489/@tegoshei/re-theanimerealm-sbvje1
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